Railroads of California: The Complete Guide to Historic Trains Book

By Brian Solomon This wonderfully illustrated book celebrates Golden State railroading, offering a colorful look at California’s legendary railroads. Featuring the men who built the railroads and ran them, and the engineering feats that made them possible. It covers the historic railroad, the Southern Pacific, the Railtown 1897 State Historic Park, along with the famed California State Railroad Museum. With marvelous color photos, historic black and white imagery, and a special commissioned map, the book is a historical, pictorial tour by rail of one of the nation’s top railroading states. Hardbound. 160 pgs